Emigrant Gap area this weekend

Rockalot · 10-01-2009, 04:09 AM

Out of Cisco Grove you should also wheel down to Fordyce Lake and Lola Montez, both doable in a stock 4x4.

highonpottery · 10-01-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockalot

Out of Cisco Grove you should also wheel down to Fordyce Lake and Lola Montez, both doable in a stock 4x4.

these seem pretty close to where we will be staying. how would we go about finding these easier trails vs ending up on fordyce?

i think we're gonna run grouse ridge trail for sure since it's very close to where we'll be at.

93yotaSR5 · 10-02-2009, 05:31 PM

man i would love to go if it wasnt such short notice.
i live off of elkhorn and 80. i went to kyburz last weekend ( up 50 ) and hit up some of the service trails off of silverfork road. those were a blast and i have a stock 93 yota with 31 bfg a/t. maybe we could get a small group togethere to dick around up there pretty soon.
whattaya think?

highonpottery · 10-02-2009, 05:47 PM

yeah, it was short notice for me, too! i was going up today, but i'm actually not gonna end up going up until tomorrow/sat morning because of some BS. i don't know how much exploring i'll end up doing since it seems all those who are going camping with us are too afraid of getting dirty. even if i have to go out alone, i'm still going - it would be a good time to find moderate trails that i wouldn't mind taking our stock 100 series down - so my fiance can drive her own rig next time.

anyways, i would love to try and plan some stuff for the near future. now that summer is over, my weekends have opened up a little bit and i'm free to go have some fun. day trips work too, even if it's just over to Prairie City! i need to hurry up and get me some new tires so i can try some snow wheeling this season.

93yotaSR5 · 10-02-2009, 06:18 PM

yeah most def. day trips work. kyburz is about 1.5 hours away and there are even trails out there before and after placerville. only thing that sucks is my days off are sunday monday. nice days to have off, but not for weenend wheeling.

93yotaSR5 · 10-02-2009, 06:21 PM

shoot even rattlesnake bar is fun to mess around at. well have to meet up some time soon since we live close.

highonpottery · 10-05-2009, 02:47 PM

Didn't want to start up a report thread, so i'll stick it in here. What really sucks is that the good camera didn't have the freakin' memory card in it and the smaller camera ran out of batteries after one pic. I got ONE pic via cellphone for the whole trip. Oh well....

Went up on Sat. and was determined to get some wheeling time in. Ended up going out solo, so didn't want to get into anything risky. First place I went was up off Cisco Grove exit and I ended up wheeling (2wd) Fordyce Lake Road all the way down to the dam. The water was REALLY REALLY low and PG&E guys were workin' away on the bottom of the dam. The water was so low that there was evidence of people taking advantage of the mud in the south section that would normally connect to Lake Sterling. After that, I backtracked a bit and wheeled up to Signal Peak where it was nice and windy and cold. The whole time I was like...this road is really easy...until you go up the last inclines near the top of the peak where the rocks get really jagged/loose - but nothing a stocker shouldn't be able to handle. There was a Jeep JK up there, so it must have been easy, lol.

After that it was getting a little dark, but i was determined to get more wheeling time in, so we hopped back on the hwy and went to the next exit, Eagle Lakes Rd. I then proceeded to follow the trails down into the Pierce OHV area, where I farted around for a while until the sun was starting to set. Didn't want to hang around too long because I guess deer hunting season just started this past weekend and I didn't feel like getting shot or pissing off hunters because I was scaring all the deer away.

But anyways, some of us definitely NEED to get off our asses and start wheeling more! The Pierce OHV area was nice. I dunno how far it goes since it was getting dark and I turned around, but I wheeled it out past the creek crossing and chillaxed for a while out there. There are some really tight turns when you get through those trees, I could see how body damage could be a possibility if not cautious.

here is my one pic atop signal peak:

10-01-2009, 04:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rockalot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 48	Out of Cisco Grove you should also wheel down to Fordyce Lake and Lola Montez, both doable in a stock 4x4. __________________ a a Rory Rockalot, Creation Nonstop Photography, Web & Graphic Design Rig: Built 82 Toy PU Fab: 4x4Beast Fabrication club: Sierra Treasure Hunters parts: Extreme Gear Off Road

10-02-2009, 05:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
highonpottery Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Citrus Hts., CA Posts: 255	yeah, it was short notice for me, too! i was going up today, but i'm actually not gonna end up going up until tomorrow/sat morning because of some BS. i don't know how much exploring i'll end up doing since it seems all those who are going camping with us are too afraid of getting dirty. even if i have to go out alone, i'm still going - it would be a good time to find moderate trails that i wouldn't mind taking our stock 100 series down - so my fiance can drive her own rig next time. anyways, i would love to try and plan some stuff for the near future. now that summer is over, my weekends have opened up a little bit and i'm free to go have some fun. day trips work too, even if it's just over to Prairie City! i need to hurry up and get me some new tires so i can try some snow wheeling this season. __________________ 1993 X-Cab - 4wd - 5spd - 22re - 200k miles (no rebuilds...yet) \| 31" Michelins \| factory 4.88s \| LockRight (R) \| diff breathers \| RockTech IFS Truss \| OME leafs, shocks and steering dampener \| SDORI BJ spacers \| removed swaybar \| Cobra 76xtr CB \| nerf bars \| "RastaJack" antenna ball \| next: timing chain, 33s and armor 2002 UZJ100 Land Cruiser - in progress 2001 Corolla S - cold/rainy DD 2001 SV650 naked - nice weather DD

10-05-2009, 02:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
highonpottery Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Citrus Hts., CA Posts: 255	Didn't want to start up a report thread, so i'll stick it in here. What really sucks is that the good camera didn't have the freakin' memory card in it and the smaller camera ran out of batteries after one pic. I got ONE pic via cellphone for the whole trip. Oh well.... Went up on Sat. and was determined to get some wheeling time in. Ended up going out solo, so didn't want to get into anything risky. First place I went was up off Cisco Grove exit and I ended up wheeling (2wd) Fordyce Lake Road all the way down to the dam. The water was REALLY REALLY low and PG&E guys were workin' away on the bottom of the dam. The water was so low that there was evidence of people taking advantage of the mud in the south section that would normally connect to Lake Sterling. After that, I backtracked a bit and wheeled up to Signal Peak where it was nice and windy and cold. The whole time I was like...this road is really easy...until you go up the last inclines near the top of the peak where the rocks get really jagged/loose - but nothing a stocker shouldn't be able to handle. There was a Jeep JK up there, so it must have been easy, lol. After that it was getting a little dark, but i was determined to get more wheeling time in, so we hopped back on the hwy and went to the next exit, Eagle Lakes Rd. I then proceeded to follow the trails down into the Pierce OHV area, where I farted around for a while until the sun was starting to set. Didn't want to hang around too long because I guess deer hunting season just started this past weekend and I didn't feel like getting shot or pissing off hunters because I was scaring all the deer away. But anyways, some of us definitely NEED to get off our asses and start wheeling more! The Pierce OHV area was nice. I dunno how far it goes since it was getting dark and I turned around, but I wheeled it out past the creek crossing and chillaxed for a while out there. There are some really tight turns when you get through those trees, I could see how body damage could be a possibility if not cautious. here is my one pic atop signal peak: Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1993 X-Cab - 4wd - 5spd - 22re - 200k miles (no rebuilds...yet) \| 31" Michelins \| factory 4.88s \| LockRight (R) \| diff breathers \| RockTech IFS Truss \| OME leafs, shocks and steering dampener \| SDORI BJ spacers \| removed swaybar \| Cobra 76xtr CB \| nerf bars \| "RastaJack" antenna ball \| next: timing chain, 33s and armor 2002 UZJ100 Land Cruiser - in progress 2001 Corolla S - cold/rainy DD 2001 SV650 naked - nice weather DD

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10-02-2009, 05:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
93yotaSR5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sacramento ca Posts: 190	man i would love to go if it wasnt such short notice. i live off of elkhorn and 80. i went to kyburz last weekend ( up 50 ) and hit up some of the service trails off of silverfork road. those were a blast and i have a stock 93 yota with 31 bfg a/t. maybe we could get a small group togethere to dick around up there pretty soon. whattaya think?

10-02-2009, 06:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
93yotaSR5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sacramento ca Posts: 190	yeah most def. day trips work. kyburz is about 1.5 hours away and there are even trails out there before and after placerville. only thing that sucks is my days off are sunday monday. nice days to have off, but not for weenend wheeling.

10-02-2009, 06:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
93yotaSR5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sacramento ca Posts: 190	shoot even rattlesnake bar is fun to mess around at. well have to meet up some time soon since we live close.